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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. MILLIKEN, OF NE\V YORK, AND CHARLES II. MILLIKEN AND EDVARI) DAMOUR, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-FOURTH TO CHARLES F. SMITH, OF BROOKLYN, NE YORK.

TICKET-PRINTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,555, dated September 3, 1889. Application filed May 2,1888. Serial No. 272,568. (No model.)

To aft whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN A. MILLIKEN, of the city, county, and State of New York, and CHARLES H. MILLIKEN and EDWARD DAMO UR, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Printing Machines; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of our invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to ticket-printing machines adapted to be used by ticket sellers or agents to print tickets at the time they are called for by passengers.

In our apparatus when a ticket is called for at the ticket-window the operation of a single lever by the agent will cause a ticket to be printed, fed out of the apparatus, cut off, and registered automatically.

\Ve are aware that machines of this kind have been invented; but our particular objccts are to provide a machine which embraces mechanism for operating either by electricity or by mechanical means, the construction be ing such that should the electrical means for operation fail at any time, either through mistake, accident, or otherwise, the mechanical means for operating will be automatically thrown into service without any loss of time or action on the part of the ticket-seller or operator. A further object is to provide an apparatus which will print a round-trip or evcursion ticket, and which will perform this operation with as great facility as is required to print a single-passage ticket. A still further object is to prevent the use of counterfeit tickets by passengers by means for changing the inking apparatus, so that different colors may be substituted by the operator at any time. Another object is to provide a machine in which all kinds of tickets, whether whole-fare, halffare, or excursion, are printed from the same strip. Finally to construct a machine embodying mechanism for performing all of the abovementioned functions, which shall occupy as little space as possible, have fewest number of parts, be reliable in its operation, and require the least possible action on the part of the agent to operate it.

iVe have illustrated our invention in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 represents a plan of the apparatus with the casing and a few of the parts removed. Fig. 2 is a central sectional view of the casing, showing the side elevation of the apparatus within. Fig. is a similar section showing a front elevation of the apparatus. Fig. l is a section through apart of the frame, showing the feed-rollers and the electric and spring motors in elevation. Fig. 5 is a plan of \vhatis shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the feed-rollers with the ticket-strip between them, and Fig. 7 is a detail view of the clutch mechanism used in connection with the cam-wheel.

It will be seen that in the plan view, Fig.

1, we have provided a system of levers and their connections on each side of the machine, which are exact counterparts of each other. It will therefore only be necessary to describe with particularity the mechanism on one side of the machine. These two sets of mechanism are adapted to print, respectively, whole and half fare tickets. The ticket-strip passes lengthwise through the machine midway between these two sets of mechanism, either one of which is adapted to operate upon the strip. It therefore requires but a single strip, and hence a single feeding mechanism to print either the half-fare or the whole-fare ticket.

The means for printing the excursion-ticket for either full fare or half-fare forms parts, re spectively, of the two sets of mechanism, as will be hereinafter particularly set forth. The apparatus is mounted on a suitable baseplate A and covered by a casing A, having 0 in its front face an opening A through which the ticket, after being printed, is fed out to be finally deposited after being cut off into a receptacle A Framework of the proper character is used in dilferent parts of the ap- 5 paratus to support the shafts and other parts of the machine. In some of the figures the framework is broken away to show the parts which it would naturally cover.

\Ve will now proceed to describe the mech- 10o anism on one side of the machine; but the same description will apply to the other, referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2. At the forward end of the machine, mounted horizontally, are three rods B B B. These rods serve as ways for carriages B and 13*. These carriages carry engraved plates or type-faces b on their under sides,-which are held in place by thrust-rods Z). The latter extend up through the carriages, projecting above the same some distance, and are headed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Between the heads of these rods and the upper surfaces of the carriages are inserted coil-springs which normally hold the rods and printing-plates in their highest position. The rods are adapted to be driven downward to carry the engraved plate or type faces to make the impression. At the forward and rear ends of the carriages we have provided type-boxes b for earryin g the interchangeable dating-types. The carriage B is connected by means of link a and bell-crank c with a push-bar The push-bar extends to the outside of the casing and has a button on the end to be pushed against by the operator in handling. The carriage B has a similar connection with push-rod c. The ticket-strip is blank on both sides and enters the machine at the rear under roller 2 and traverses a way or channel 10, which conducts it through the center of the apparatus, over a tablet, andin a horizontal plane parallel to the faces of the printing-platts, but somewhat below their normal position. At the forward end and directly above the ticket-strip is suitably supported an electro-magnet D, whose armature D has connected to it two downwardly-projecting studs cl, which pass entirely through the core of the magnet and serve as hammers to strike the heads of rods B whenever they are in posit-ion to be struck, and the circuit of the magnet is closed. The armature is pivotally connected with an arm D loosely mounted on the shaft D The length of its movement, free of the shaft, however, is limited by apin (1 playing in a notch in the hub of the arm D The armature is drawn downward by the magnet and returned to its normal position by the spring (Z encircling the shaft D and having one of its ends fixed to the bearing of the shaft and the other fixed to the arm D The shaft D has a rocking motion controlled by magnet E and coil-spring t, which act in opposition to each other. The armature of magnet E is the pivoted arm 6, which is connected by a crank-arm c to the rock-shaft, as shown in Fig. 3. WVhen the magnet is not energized, the spring E rocks the shaft and withdraws the arm 6 from the magnet-pole. The arm e is pivoted at c', and has a downward extension e provided with atoe, which is adapted to lie against the periphery of a cam-wheel M, or away from the same, according to whether the magnet E or the spring E is the'stronger. On the other end of the rockshaft is hung an arm F, which extends down nearly to the,baseplate of the machine, where it connects with a link and pawl f and f, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. The pawl normally engages with a ratchet-wheel f preventing the spring-motor from operating. This motor consists of a suitable spring, and a train of gearing, the last wheel of which f is loose on its shaft, but adapted to be fixed thereto by pawl f engaging with a rachet tight on the shaft. The wheel f gears with a pinion on an upright driving-shaft j", which serves as the main driving-shaft of the feed mechanism, and is adapted to be operated either by the spring-motor or an electric motor, as will be set forth. lVhen the electric motor is operating, it is necessary that the train of wheels connected with the spring-motor should remain stationary; hence the pawl-and-rachet arrangement in connection with wheel f The upright shaft f carries aworm f, which drives a worm-gear y". The worm-gear is mounted on shaft G, carrying the upper feedroller G. The lower feed-roller G is mounted on a shaft G which is driven from the upper shaft by suitable gearing. On the vertical shaft f is fixed an armature of an electromotor II. It will thus be seen that the operation of either motor will work, through the vertical shaft f, to drive the feed-rollers. The shaft of the lower feed-roller is extended beyond one of its bearings, and has loosely-mounted -upon it a wheel M. The outer face of this wheel is provided with a cam-groove 'm. The wheel is loose upon the shaft, but is adapted to be locked thereon by means of a sliding clutch m. The construction of this clutch is shown in Fig. 7. A sliding spline or bolt q moves longitudinally in a groove of the shaft, and is adapted to enter a hole in the hub of the wheel, thus locking the wheel to the shaft. The bolt has a notch in it, in which lies a ring or collar surrounding the shaft. Any longitudinal adjustment of the collar will cause a corresponding movement of the bolt; hence by throwing thecollar out the bolt is withdrawn from the wheel, and thus unlocks it from the shaft. The ring and bolt constitute the movable part of the clutch. In the camgroove on an anti-friction roller, attached to a pivoted lever N, runs. The lever extends to the front part of the machine and connects by means of a link with pivoted knife 0. The knife plays vertically across the path'of the ticket-strip and shears off a ticket after it has been fed out.

At the rear end of the machine, above and below the ticket-strip, extend two horizontal shafts I and I, mounted in suitable bearings on each side of the apparatus. The shaft I has fixed upon it a sleeve carrying two fingers i and d. The end of the finger t" is capped by insulating material, and bears against the f rec end of a tilting lever J. Near each end of the shaft I is fixed an arm "6 They extend upward and lie against the forward side of pins 1, located on the push-rods 0 hen the push-rod c is operated, the shaft I is rocked and through the finger d lifts the lever J. The shaft, the push-rod, and their connections are returned to their normal positions by the coil spring 6*. Push-rod carries a sleeve c, to which is attached a pin 0 bearin g against the ends of arms 7t, fixed on each end of the shaft 1. The latter shaft has an arm 7t, which extends downward and connects with a short I bar 73, which is attached at one end to a pivoted arm and at the other to a bell-crank L The operation of the push-bar causes shaft 1' to rock and bar 7; to reciprocate, carrying with it arm 1& and bell-crank 7c. The second arm of bell-crank k is fixed to the movable part or sliding collar of clutch m. The arm A bears upon finger t" on the shaft I. Push-rod c is made up of a sleeve and a solid rod, as shown, and on the sleeve is fixed a collar c, having a lug which is adapted to engage with a similar lug on the collar 0 fixed to the push-rod c. This engagement, however, only takes places when the push-rod c is operated.

The arm J has a dog j on its under side, which normally rests in a notch formed on the inner edge of the periphery of the camwheel M in an annular strip of insulating material m This notch is cut through the insulating material so that the dog may have metallic contact with the wheel when it is in the notch. Another notch is cut in the periphery of the wheel M, in the same plane with the end of the arm a This notch is adapted to receive the end or toe of the arm a whenever it is forced into it. \Vhen the arm J is lifted, the movement is sufficient to carry it into contact with a metallic stop L, fixed in a part of the frame directly above the arm.

The feed-rollers shown in section in Fig. (3 are cut away for about one-fourth of their circumference for the purpose of stopping the movement of the strip during a short space of time while the printing is being done, and the ticket is cut off. In the figure the starting position of the rollers is shown, and duringthe first eighth revolution the ticket is printed,and during the last eighth the ticket is cut off. The under roller has an engraved surface, which prints a continuous design as it passes through.

The inkingdevices for the printing-plates in the forward part of the machine consist of four inkrcservoirs I, one for each carriage or plate. The reservoirs have mounted in them two rollers, which move in contact with each other. The larger one is in contact with the ink and the smaller one takes itsink from it. lVhen the carriages make their lateral movement to the center of the machine, their ongraved plates or type-faces take ink from the smaller roller. The reservoi are fitted with spring draw-bolts in their bases to hold them in position in the machine. They are inserted into place through openings in the base-plate. The inking apparatus for the lower feedro'ller is of a similar construction,

the position of the two inking-rollers being indicated in Fig. 2.

The electric circuits are as follows: The lever J is insulated from all parts of the machine, except when the dog j is in the notch of the cam-wheel M. The circuit from one side of the generator goes to the arm J, thence through cam-wheel M, when arm J is down through the frame, and back to the generator. One end of the coil of magnet E, however, is connected with arm J and the other end leads off through the electric motor and thence to the frame of the machine. Hence it will be seen that when arm J is down the motor and the magnet E are short-circuited; but when it is up the magnet and motor are in the direct circuit. The printing-magnet D is located ina shunt around magnet E and the motor*that is to say, one of its terminals is connected with the stop L, against which the arm J impinges at the upper extremity of its stroke, and the other terminalis connected with the circuit on the other side of the motor. The resistances are so regulated that the current is about equally divided between the motor and magnet E on the one side and the printing-magnet on the other when the arm J strikes stop L.

The operation of the machine is as follows: To produce afull-fare single ticket, the pushrod c is shoved in by the operatorand immediately let go. Its motion throws the carriage B to the center of the machine directly be neath magnet D and over the ticket-strip. At the same time through rock-shaft I and its connections the dog j is lifted from the notch in cam-wheel M, which immediately throws a current of electricity through magnet E an d the electromotor. Magnet E draws up its armature c, rocking the shaft 1) and causing arm F to throw the pawl f into the ratchet-wheel f and prevent the spring-motor from operating. At the same time the electromotor commences to rotate and turn the feed-rollers. On account of the cut-away portion of the feedrollers their first motion will not cause the movement of the strip, and just before the rollers grasp the strip the arm J makes contact with the stop L and shunts a portion of the current through the printing-magnet D. This magnet then draws its armature down and forces one of the studs (Z against the head of the push-rod 1), making the impression of the engraved plate or type-faces upon the strip. As the pushrod 0 is inunediately released after being pushed in, the arm J quickly falls away from stop Ti and cuts out the printing-magnct I), thus allowing the armature l) to be with.- drawn by the coilspring (Z on shaft D \Vhen the arm J falls back, the dog 7' rides upon the ring of insulating material on the periphery of the cam-wheel M as the said wheel turns with the feed-rollers to feed out the strip. ()ne rotation of the feed-rollers causes the length of one ticket to be fed for- IIO ward; but during the last eighth of their rotation the strip does not feed, and during this space of time the cam-groove in the face of the wheel M operates upon lever N to throw down the knife and shear off the ticket. WVhen this is accomplished, one complete revolution of the cam-Wheel has been completed and the dog j drops into the notch and shortcircuits the motor, thus stopping the apparatus.

To produce a full-fare round-trip or excursion ticket, the operator pushes in the rod 0 and immediately lets go. The collar 0 comes in contact with the collar 0 on the rod 0 and carries said rod 0 with it, thus sending both carriages B and B to the center of the machine beneath the printing-magnet and over the ticket-strip. Through rock-shaft I and its connections the clutch controlling the cam-wheel is thrown out, unlocking the wheel from the shaft, and through the arms W, t', and c" the arm J is lifted. throws into circuit the motor and magnet E, which perform the same functions, as before set forth. WVhen arm J makes contact with the stop L, the printing-magnet drives down both of the engraved plates or type-faces on the carriages B and B and prints a double or round-trip ticket. The feed-rollers, which have been turning, now grasp the strip and feed it forward, the cam-wheel in the meantime remaining stationary. In practice the notch in the cam-wheel will be made about one-sixteenth of an inch deep, and the length of movement which the clutch is to make in order to uncouple the cam-wheel will be about .three-sixteenths of an inch, so that the camwheel will not be unlocked until a short time after the dog j has left the notch. Therefore the cam-wheel will make a slight rotation, just enough, in fact, to carry the notch beyond the dog. The wheel then stops its rotary movement and the arm J falls back, allow- 'ing the dogj to rest upon the ring ofinsulating material. After one revolution of the feed-rollers is made the bolt forming a part of the clutch is presented to the opening in the cam-wheel and is forced into it by the coil-spring i on shaft 1, acting through the intermediate leverage. The cam-wheel then begins to turn with the feed-rollers. The latter, however, are beginning their second rot-ation. During the last eighth of this second rotation the cam operates the knife and cuts off the double ticket. The notch in the camwheel is then presented to the dog j, and it falls into it, cutting out the motor and stopping the machinery.

For producing a half-fare ticket, the pushrods on the other side of the machine are used in exactly the same manner as above de scribed for the full-fare tickets-that is to say, by pushing in the upper rod a single half-fare ticket will be produced, and by operatin g the lower rod an excursion half-fare ticket will be produced, and whether whole or This, as before,

half tickets are printed they are all made from the same ticket-strip.

If, by accident, design, or otherwise, the electric current should be stopped or the electrical apparatus fail to work in any way the operation would be as follows: The arm J Would be lifted, and there being no electric current magnet E and the electric motor would not be energized, and spring E 011 the shaft D which acts in opposition to the magnet E, would rock the shaft and throw the toe or arm 6 against the periphery of the cam-wheel. This rocking of the shaft would also throw arm F backward, lifting pawl f out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel f allowing the spring-motor to come into operation. This motor, acting through its train of gearing on the main or armature shaft of the electric motor, will turn the feed-rollers in the same manner as the electric motor would do. As soon as the cam-wheel M has rotated a short distance, the notch in the periphery of said Wheel, which lies in the path of the toe of arm 6 is presented to said toe, and the spring E on shaft D suddenly forces it into the notch, allowing shaft D to be turned a corresponding distance. WVhen the shaft turns, the pin d comes in contact with the sleeve supporting the arm D carries said arm down, and strikes the carriage-rod in the same manner as is done when the printingmagnet operates. The motor continues to operate until one revolution is made, when l the dog j drops into the notch and stops it. In printing an excursion-ticket the same operation is performed by the different levers and shafts to allow two revolutions of the feed-rollers, as when the machine is operated by electricity, the means controlling this double rotation of the feed-rollers being entirely mechanical.

It will be seen that by duplicating the typecarriages and their connected levers and adjusting the feed-controlling mechanism accordingly, three or more tickets may be produced from the same ticket-strip with almost equal facility.

It should be observed that through the i11- terchangeability of the ink -reservoirs and their rollers the colors may be changed as many times as desirable, and different combinations ofcolors may be used. A change may be made every morning or every week, or at irregular intervals, so that counterfeit tickets may be detected by their color, if by no other difference. WVith such changes in the colors counterfeiting will rarely be attempted.

It is our intention to combine with our machine suitable registering devices for registering the number of each kind of ticket sold. The registering devices will preferably consist of the well-known series of numberingdisks with pawl-and-ratchet arrangement. It will be operated by levers and pins connected with the push-rods. It is not deemed necessary to show these devices and their connections, as they constitute no part of the present invention.

Although we have herein referred to whole and half fare tickets and to excursion or round-tri p tickets, it is obvious that these terms were simply used to express tickets of different denominations or kinds, and we do not confine ourselves to the printing of simply the particular kind of tickets mentioned. The impression-plates or type-forms may be changed at will to print any kind, form, or denomination of ticket. The machine herein described, however, is particularly adapted for the printing of single or roundt-rip tickets of both full and half values.

Having now described our invention, we claim 1. In a ticket-printing machine, a ticketway, channel, or tablet, one or more impression-plates or type-forms arranged on each side of said way, channel, or tablet and out of printing position, in combination with systems of. leverage for moving said plates or forms into printing position, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with two independentlyoperated impression plates or typeforms for printing different kinds of tickets, of a single printing-magnet, which is adapted to operate in conjunction with either of said mechanisms to print any form of ticket required.

o. The combination, with two independently-operated impression plates or typeforms for printing different kinds of tickets, of a hammer adapted to operate in conjunction with either of said plates or forms to print any kind of ticket desired.

a. In a ticket-printing machine, the combin ation,with two carriages, each provided with engraved plates, of a push-rod for throwing one of the said carriages into a position for printing, and a separate push-rod for throwing both carriages simultaneously into a similar position.

5. In a ticket-printing machine, the two push-rods, in combination with the type-carriages, the former for operating the type-carriages, and each being provided with lugs or projections so arranged that one of said rods may be operated alone while the other cannot be moved without coincidently operating its fellow.

(3. The combination, herein desc1-ibed,\vitl1 two similar sets of mechanism on opposite sides of the machine, the said mechanism consistingof carriages havingtype-plates and a system of leverage for moving the same into a position above the ticketstrip where the printing is done, of a tablet or way over which the ticket-strip passes, located intermediate of the two sets of mechanism.

7. In a ticket printing machine, a centrally-located ticket-strip way, channel, or tablet, a hammer or striking apparatus located directly above the same, two sets of printing-plates located on each side thereof,

and manually-operated mechanism for throwing the printing-plates into position to be struck by the hammer or striking apparatus to drive them against the ticket-stri p.

S. In a ticket-printin g machine, two motors, both adapted to feed out the ticket-strip, in combination with an electro-magnet which when energized will lock one of the motors and when not energized will allow a spring to unlock the same motor, as set forth.

9. In a ticket-printing machine, an electromotor and a spring or mechanical motor, both adapted to feed out the ticket-strip, in combination with an electro-magnet in circuit with the electromotor, the armature of said magnet being constantly subjected to spring or other power in opposition to the pull of the magnet, and a pawl or other locking de vice for the spring or mechanical motor, connected with the armature in such a manner that when the said magnet is energized it will act on its armature to lock said mechanical motor, allowing the electromotor to drive the feeding mechanism, and when said magnet. is not energized it will allow the power opposing the magnet to act through the armature to unlock said mechanical motor to drive the feed-rollers.

10. In a ticket-printing machine, the combination, with an electric circuit, including an electric motor, the frame of the machine, and an insulated locking-bar, as J, of a rockshaft, as I, geared to push-rods under control of the operator, whereby said arm J may be brought into contact with the frame of the machine to short-circuit the motor, substantially as described.

11. In a ticket-printing machine, a bar, as J, and an electric motor for the feeding mechanism included in the same electric circuit, in combination with the feeding mechanism, the said bar being adapted to lock the feeding mechanism and simultaneously short-circuit the motor, as set fort-l1.

12. In a ticket-printing machine, a hammer for driving the type or impression-plate against the ticket-strip, in combination with an electro-imignet and a spring, either of which is arranged to operate the hammer, for the purpose specified.

13. In a ticketprinting machine, the means for mechanically driving the type or impression-plate against the ticket-strip, consisting of a movable element, as M, moved by any suitable motor and provided with a notch, in combination with a spring-actuated rock-shaft carrying two arms, one of which is connected with the impression plate and the other adapted to enter said notch in the movable element. and allow a rocking movement of the shaft to drive the impression-plate against the ticket-strip, substantially as described.

14. In a ticket-printing machine, a printingmagnet and an electric motor controlling the feeding mechanism, the magnet being located in a shunt-circuit to the motor, in combination with a mechanical-locking and circuit- ICC controlling arm, as J, for lockin g the mechanism which the motor drives and for switching the electric current through the motor and closing the circuit of the printing-magnet.

15. A knife-operating wheel and a pair of feed-rollers geared together and adapted in one rotation to feed out and cut off the length of one ticket from the ticket-strip, in combination with the push-rod 0 the clutch m, and intermediate leverage, whereby the clutch is operated simultaneously with the push-rod to uncouple the cam-wheel from the feed-rollers and prevent its movement during the rotation of the shaft, substantially as described.

16. In a ticket-printing machine, two independent sets of mechanism for printing different kinds of tickets, each set consisting of a system of leverage and an engraved plate or type form operated thereby, both sets being adapted to print upon the same ticketstrip, as described.

17. In a ticket-printing machine, a single way, passage, or channel for the strip to be printed upon, a pairof printing-plates or type forms arranged on each side of said way or channel, and systems of leverage corresponding to the plates or forms of each pair for moving one orboth members of each pair into position to print upon said strip.

18. In a ticket-printing machine, a ticket channel or tablet, a hammer located above the same, a laterally-moving plate or type-form located normally at one side of said ticketchannel or tablet, and mechanism consisting of a system of leverage for moving said plate or type-form into a position adjacent to the said ticket channel or tablet, where it may be struck by the hammer.

19. In a ticket-printing machine, a ticket channel or tablet and hammer located adjacent to or above the same, a plurality of independently and laterally moving plates or type-forms, and mechanism consisting of a system of leverage for moving said plates or type-forms into a position to be struck by the hammer and caused to make an impression.

20. In a ticket-printing machine, the combination, with a ticket way, channel, or tablet, of a series or plurality of impressionplates or type-forms arranged adjacent thereto, a system of leverage for throwing one of the said plates or forms into a position to print upon the ticket-strip, another system of leverage acting in connection with the first system for throwing two of said plates or forms into a similar position, a third system of leverage acting in connection with said first and second systems for throwing three of said plates or forms into a similar position, and so on throughout the series, whereby any number of tickets maybe printed by operating the proper system of leverage.

21. In a ticket-printing machine, the combination, with a ticket way, channel, or tablet, of a series or plurality of impressionplates or type-forms arranged adjacent thereto, a system of leverage for throwing one of the plates or forms into a position to print upon the ticket-strip, another system of leverage acting in connection with the first system for throwing two of said plates or forms into a similar position, a third system of leverage acting in connection with said first and second systems for throwing three of said plates or forms into a similar position, and so on throughout the series, whereby any number of tickets may be printed by operating the proper system of leverage, all in combination with a striking device adapted to drive one or more of the plates or forms against the ticket-strip to make the impression, substantially as described.

22. In a ticket-printing machine, a knife for severing a ticket from the ticket-strip, mechanism for operating said knife, a feed ing device for feeding out the ticket-strip and connected with the knife-operating mechanism by a suitable clutch, all in combination with an actuating rod or lever, and con neetions between said rod or lever and clutch, whereby the operation of said rod or lever will open the clutch and disconnect the knife mechanism from the feeding mechanism, thus allowing the ticket-strip to be fed out without the operation of the knife, substantially as described.

In witness whereof wehave hereunto signed our names in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN A. MILLIKEN, CHARLES II. MILLIKEN. EDXVARD DAMOUR.

\Vitnesses:

CHAS. F. SMITH, CHAS. J. IIAMAMo.

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